22-year old Brandon Wagshol, a Connecticut resident, has been arrested by law enforcement agencies for posting a meme on social media that was claimed to be “showing an interest” towards committing a mass shooting. This combined with evidence that Wagshol was ordering rifle magazines from out of state lead to the arrest.

What did share?  a “boogaloo” meme. We all know that they are extremely dark in their “humor.” However, Wagshol denies any desire to commit a mass shooting.

TRANSLATION KEY

• “Boogaloo” – a slang term for shit-hits-the-fan, or government gone bad and they’re coming for you, time to fight back. Boogaloo toys refers to guns. The opposite of “bugging out.”
• “Alphabet bois” – ATF, FBI, DEA, etc.
• “Coat hanger sears” – hand-crafted drop-in auto sears for an AR.

According to Connecticut’s News 12, the Norwalk Police received an “anonymous” tip about the meme posted by Wagshol. The arrest was made on the grounds of pre-crime, as outlined in the states Red Flag laws, and proceeded to seize the legally owned and registered firearms.

Wagshol’s attorney Darnell Crosland stated that Wagshol did not make any comments directly on Facebook but had only re-shared memes in question.

The state’s gun-crime prevention law known as a “red flag” has resulted in the seizure of Wagshol’s firearms that were stated to have been purchased for undergoing firearms training.

For those that are unaware, a red flag law is a supposed gun violence prevention law that permits police or family members to petition a state court to order the removal of firearms from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves. These laws are highly unconstitutional and absolutely infringe on our 2nd amendment right to bear arms.

It was released that Wagshol made no effort to hide the firearms and gave a statement as to why he owned them.

“I drove to Halstead New Hampshire (sic) from Norwalk CT in about 3 hours to acquire 30 round magazines and ammunition to circumvent what I viewed as an unconstitutional restriction on the second amendment,” Wagshol said in his witness statement.

“I purchased 4 30 round magazines and 120 rounds of 300 Blackout ammunition for firearm training. I plan on building an 80% rifle kit which I purchased online from Ceratec, in California. I plan on completing the 80% firearm at my friend Alex’s house in Easton. I did not have the intention of committing any mass shootings at all whatsoever,” he added.

“He made it clear to the police officers that he thought he was doing everything correct,” Wagshol’s attorney said. “He wasn’t trying to hide from the police and he gave a full statement for about an hour.”

Wagshol is held on a $250,000 bond.